The Alps were formed over hundreds of millions of years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided ; the extreme compression caused by the event resulted in marine sedimentation rising and folding into high mountain peaks such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn.

In 1898, stolen base scoring was narrowed to no longer include advancement in the event of a fielding error, or advancement caused by a hit batsman.

Saint Paul viewed the Nativity of Jesus as an event of cosmic significance which by the Incarnation of Christ brought forth a new world of harmony to undo the damage caused by the fall of the first man, Adam.

A minor marine and terrestrial extinction event occurred in the middle of the period, caused by a change in climate.

And even in those that he was successful this would be temporary, just until a mistake or chance event caused another failure, another disappointment for the frustrated duck.

The event, which involved exploding disco records, ended with a riot, during which the raucous crowd tore out seats and pieces of turf, and caused other damage.

Under exceptional circumstances, a redive may be granted, but these are exceedingly rare ( usually for very young divers just learning how to compete, or if some event outside the diver's control has caused them to be unable to perform ).

In addition, later revisions to the qualification criteria add several requirements that have not been made into formalized ' rules ': innocent bystanders cannot be in danger, and the qualifying event must be caused without deliberate intent ( to prevent glory-seekers from purposely injuring themselves solely to win a Darwin ).

While the sedimentation event itself might be relatively short-lived, the ecological disruption caused by the mass die off often persists long into the future.

In its most general sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event — whether natural or caused by humans — that generates seismic waves.

An especially intense El Niño event in 1998 caused an estimated 16 % of the world's reef systems to die.

This event caused a notable drop in the size of the network because, while negotiating the injunction, LimeWire had staff add remote shutdown of gnutella access and file transfers as some users installed affected versions.

The 2010 edition introduces a significantly different backstory that attributes the destruction of civilization to the activation of the Large Hadron Collider, which caused multiple realities to exchange features in an event known as " The Big Mistake ".

It is thought that this event was caused by the final drainage of Lake Agassiz, which had been confined by the glaciers, disrupting the thermohaline circulation of the Atlantic.

On 13 April 2004, much of the mountain was blanketed by an accumulation of hail during a storm, an unusual event that caused a commotion among the local community in Cerro El Pital, El Salvador.

The upper ( Cretaceous ) boundary is set at the Cretaceous-Tertiary ( KT ) extinction event ( now more accurately called the Cretaceous – Paleogene ( or K – Pg ) extinction event ), which may have been caused by the impactor that created Chicxulub Crater on the Yucatán Peninsula.

The Arms Park hosted the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, which was used for the athletics events, but this event caused damage to the drainage system, so much so, that other rugby unions ( England, Scotland and Ireland ) complained after the Games about the state of the pitch.

But because of the concern for the well-being of the homeland and the necessity to secure its peace, the event caused no break of relations, instead a proper way was found to restore concord.

It caused the organisation to cancel the rest of the event.

The scientists speculate that this impact may have caused the Permian – Triassic extinction event, although its age is bracketed only between 100 million and 500 million years ago.

Many scientists argue that the Permian-Triassic extinction event was caused by a combination of some or all of the hypotheses above and other factors ; the formation of Pangaea decreased the number of coastal habitats and may have contributed to the extinction of many clades.

Phobias are generally caused by an event recorded by the amygdala and hippocampus and labeled as deadly or dangerous ; thus whenever a specific situation is approached again the body reacts as if the event were happening repeatedly afterward.

The event that caused the interrupt was indicated by the device itself, as it informed the processor of the address of its own interrupt vector.

In any event Rector sent him to the local hospital to have it checked, telling him to keep his ears open while he was in the village to see if he could find out what Kayabashi was planning.

In the event that agreement is not reached on the use of the rupees for grant or loan purposes within six years from the date of this Agreement, the Government of the United States of America may use the local currency for any purposes authorized by Section 104 of the Act.

The event is the sixth on the annual calendar of the local members of the National Council of Jewish Women.

An International Council ( IC ) was set up to discuss and decide major issues regarding the WSF, while the local organizing committee in the host city is responsible for the practical preparations of the event.

Also in the Twin Cities area, the local chapter of the Alliance Française has hosted an annual event for years at varying locations with a competition for the " Best Baguette of the Twin Cities.

Celtic Reconstructionists usually celebrate Lá Bealtaine when the local hawthorn trees are in bloom, or on the full moon nearest this event.

The local media often cover the event, mentioning how early the shoppers began queueing up, providing video of shoppers queueing and later leaving with their purchased items.

Many Dutch people subscribe every year to an event called fietsvierdaagse — four days of organised cycling through the local environment.

The ' fringe ' of civil society organisations, including the Commonwealth Family and local groups, adds a cultural dimension to the event, and brings the CHOGM a higher media profile and greater acceptance by the local population.

All of the original colour clips were taken from a film capturing the event, Campbell at Coniston by John Lomax, a local amateur filmmaker from Wallasey, England.

Also, a Pro wakeboard competition, ' Wakejam ', took place between July 27 and July 29, 2007, where top riders from around the world, as well as local riders, took part in the event, hosted by Erne Wakeboard Club ( EWC ).

The event was the culmination of civil disobedience in the Ballarat region during the Victorian gold rush with miners objecting to the expense of a Miner's Licence, taxation ( via the licence ) without representation and the actions of the government and its agents ( the police and military ) The local rebellion in Ballarat grew from a Ballarat Reform League movement and culminated in organised battle at the stockades against colonial forces.

The Emsworth Food Festival was a community event involving local schools, businesses and community organisations.

Dissent is still prevalent among nearby local residents and some still maintain a silent protest against the event.

A team nominated by the local event organiser also gets automatic qualification, and then the last two spots are determined by qualification tournaments.

* Lebrancho Rock In 2004, the Town Hall of Puerto del Rosario started this initiative for the growing number of local bands who'd been performing in the area for years but had not had the chance to play at the same event.

While this event has no practical effect, the sautier issues a formal press release and the local newspaper will usually mention the news.

Started as a local event in a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood in 1950 and expanded nationally in 1952, the program involves the distribution of small boxes by schools ( or in modern times, corporate sponsors like Hallmark, at their licensed stores ) to trick-or-treaters, in which they can solicit small-change donations from the houses they visit.

This event, run entirely by local unpaid volunteers, was started in 1986 and has been run every year since.

The event began by local Shriners as a fundraiser to support the Shriners Children's Hospital.

Agassiz believed that the writers of the bible only knew of local events, for example Noah's flood was a local event only known to the regions that were populated by ancient Hebrews, Agassiz claimed the writers of the bible did not know about any events other than what was going on in their own region and their intermediate neighbors.

An observer O, situated at the origin of a local set of coordinates-a frame of reference F. The observer in this frame uses the coordinates ( x, y, z, t ) to describe a spacetime event, shown as a star.